Atmospheric aerosol major ion composition and cloud condensation nuclei over the northeast Atlantic

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue D2, 1996, Pages 4425-4434

  Harrison, Roy M ^a   Peak, John D ^a   Kaye, Andrew D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c DRA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AGED AIR MASS; ATLANTIC STRATOCUMULUS TRANSITION EXPERIMENT; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOL; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; CLOUD CONDENSTAION NUCLEI; CONDENSATION; MAJOR ION CONCENTRATIONS; MARINE AEROSOL & GAS EXCHANGE; MARINE BOUNDARY LAYER; SOLUBLE ION CONCENTRATION;

ATLANTIC, (NORTHEAST);

EID: 0029752816     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95JD02456     Document Type: Article

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